miscellaneous

poop. yes, poop. (sorry)

If you’ve ever wondered about issues related to on-the-job defecation, you’ll want to check out the amusing heated discussion going on at Punk Rock HR. On the other hand, I have heard there are some people who prefer not to think about such topics, so this may not be for you. As I mentioned in […]

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housekeeping items

Some random, miscellaneous stuff: 1. I’m interested in people’s experiences with 360 degree feedback systems, especially in organizations with smaller departments, where even the best efforts to preserve anonymity may be undone by the small staff size of the manager being evaluated. I’m intrigued by the idea of going in this direction but am concerned […]

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vote for Ask a Manager

I’m a finalist for the 2008 Weblog Awards! You can vote for me in the Best Business Blog category here: http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-business-blog/

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calling to follow up after applying for a job

A reader writes: Thanks in advance for your help. I have been applying online for jobs with no success. I never hear back although I am sure to be qualified for the positions I am applying for. My question is: Is it poor etiquette to call the local company and speak to a manager regarding […]

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Carnival of HR

Welcome to the latest edition of the Carnival of HR, featuring 26 posts from the HR and management blogging community. Those who have gone before me have managed to find unifying themes. I am not that good or that creative, so I have no theme. I do, however, have some awesome posts. Read on. Wall […]

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on balls and lack thereof

I’m not one to spend a lot of time agonizing about the gender politics of being a woman in a position of authority. Sure, I’m aware that certain things I do will come across to some people as “bitchy” when a man doing or saying the same things would come across as assertive. Oh well. […]

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stuck in my backlog

I am now officially so far behind on answering questions that I have given up all hope of ever catching up. I have added a disclaimer to the sidebar warning that this may happen, yet I still feel strangely like a slacker.

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following up when you have a friend on the inside

A reader writes: I have been out of the corporate world for two years. I have been a stay-at-home-mom and have only done some (very) PT work, here and there. But recently I have found myself in a position to where I need to return to work full-time. One of my best friends works for […]

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Alltop’s new HR section

Hey, check out Alltop’s new HR section. (And big thanks to Alltop for including me in it!) If you don’t know Alltop yet, it’s pretty cool — they aggregate what they consider to be some of the top sites in a bunch of different categories, and display those site’s five most recent headlines. It’s a […]

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